A City of Kings | Dr Laura Castro Royo | ArchTalk 2023 | Session 01 | Ancient Paths & Modern Tracks

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A very warm welcome to ArchTalk 2.0 presented by Save Cultural Heritage Group.

ArchTalk is an exciting online conference that allows professionals or early career researchers all around the world from archeological and cultural heritage fields to be together and create a platform where they can share their academic and practical insights.

Session 01: Ancient Paths & Modern Tracks

The session explores the use of historical and archaeological heritage in modern media, including series, films, novels, video games, and comics. It explores how these products portray different ideologies, enable projections of the present time, and create narratives of self-definition. Topics include Achaemenid culture, archaeology in comics, video game, role-playing games, Chapman's dichotomy, Iranian cultural heritage, "Hados" and Negargari and artificial intelligence.

Meet our speaker "Dr Laura Castro Royo" who will be talking about "A City of Kings Reimagined: Representations of the Achaemenid Cultural Site in Modern Media" in session 01 titled "Ancient Paths & Modern Tracks"

Dr. Laura Castro Royo (@plumasdesimurgh) is an art historian who holds a PhD in Mythology, Literature, and Arts of the Persianate from the University of St Andrews, Scotland (2023). Dr. Royo specializes in mythology, literature, and arts of the Persianate. Her professional journey includes working as a Narrative Designer at Parallel Circles Ltd., a video game studio. Currently, she is working as a Narrative Designer and Game Developer at Corvus Belli S.L. In addition to her academic and professional pursuits, Dr. Royo directs a 'divulgación' project called "Las plumas de Simurgh', where she shares insights about the history, art, and mythology of Iran and Mesopotamia. She is also a member of the research group 'Histona y Videojuegos 2.0. Known in her community as a tea lover and a mythomitologist.

Topic: A City of Kings Reimagined: Representations of the Achaemenid Cultural Site in Modern Media.

This paper examines the Achaemenid dynasty's representation in video games, films, and comics, analyzing the elements used to present their legacy and culture, and also discusses the public's perception related to ancient Iranian heritage and culture through modern media.

Keywords: Achaemenid, fantasy, media, pop culture, video games, legacy, ancient culture, iranian, achaemenid dynasty.

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